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Tiffin Gift Packs: The Perfect Gift For Father’s Day Can Be Yours

14th June 2021Nicholas Ng Leave a comment

Tiffin Gift Pack - Feast Pack | Food For Thought

As Father’s Day looks around the corner we have decided to do a giveaway celebrating fathers, stepfathers and godfathers in all forms who have taken the time to raise us. In collaboration with Tiffin, we are giving away 3 exclusive gift packs to 3 lucky winners. Each box comes with different items from some of Kuala Lumpur’s best restaurants and eateries, packed with products that would make your dad smile. Continue reading →

Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021: A Year On Year Comparative Analysis

27th March 2021Nicholas Ng Leave a comment

Danny Yip | The Chairman | | Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2021 | Food For Thought

The inaugural Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021 was recently celebrated through a live telecast, with The Chairman in Hong Kong winning Best Restaurant in Asia, making it the first Cantonese cuisine restaurant to take the top spot. We take a look at a comparative year from 2020 to 2021 to see what trends we can take from this interesting data. Continue reading →

Not So TAF Meals: Curated By Chefs, Advised By Dietitians

25th March 2021Nicholas Ng Leave a comment

Fresh Ingredients 4 - TAF Meals | TAF Meals | Food For Thought

With the onset of the Covid-19, many people across the globe have resorted to working from home, and this is where TAF Meals come in. The subscription-based meal plan provides 5 meals a day, which ensures that the right amount… Continue reading →

Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021: Essence Of Asia

19th March 2021Nicholas Ng Leave a comment

Loh Mai Kai | Artisan Homemade Bread | Essence of Asia | Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2021 | Food For Thought

For the first time the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurant is releasing an unranked list called the Essence Of Asia, bringing to you some of the best local flavours across Asia. Our very own Malaysia has four restaurants on the list, including eateries our of Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Kota Kinabalu. Continue reading →

Rice! By Wayang Kitchen: An Immersive Dining Experience

23rd February 2021Nicholas Ng Leave a comment

Rice by Wayang Kitchen x Omnibus Theatre | Food For Thought

Rice! is an immersive dining experience, a collaboration between Wayang Kitchen in Kuala Lumpur and Omnibus Theatre in London, telling the story of Connie Cheng, a Malaysian who contemplates her life decisions with the trials and tribulations of settling in the UK, reflected with how food has shaped her intercultural experience. The interactive show comes with the option of just the performance or the Concubine Experience. Continue reading →

The Year Of The Metal Ox: 10 Luxurious Offerings To Celebrate The Lunar New Year

19th February 2021Nicholas Ng Leave a comment

Beta Foie Gras Claypot Rice | The Year Of The Metal Ox - 12 Luxurious Offerings To Celebrate The Lunar New Year | Food For Thought

As we welcome the year of the Ox there have been a plethora of different dishes and desserts to help you celebrate this auspicious occasion. We have picked a variety of luxurious offerings that are not your run-of-the-mill selection, from foie gras claypot rice to the tastiest XO sauce we have come across. Here’s 10 of our favourites pick’s so read on to find out why we like them. Continue reading →

A Tale of Two Pineapple Pastries: Malaysian vs Taiwanese

17th February 2021Chloee Lee 2 Comments

In these unprecedented times, the chances of celebrating the Chinese “Niu” Year at home is more likely, but that should not hinder us from grabbing hold of our favourite Chinese New Year cookies, especially the much-loved, cannot-be-missed Pineapple Tart. Today, we will explore the various types, from the Malaysian Pineapple Tarts we know all too well, to the Taiwanese Pineapple Cakes that have an equally deep history. Continue reading →

The Very Malaysian Origin Of The Yee Sang

9th February 2021Nicholas Ng Leave a comment

Fat Fish | Yee Sang 2021 | Food For Thought

Chinese New Year is celebrated by the sinosphere across the world, and while it has its roots in Chinese culture, the prosperity toss or yee sang is something that is uniquely Malaysian. Today, we will explore a bit about this dish, auspicious phrases to say during the prosperity toss, and 9 of our favourite yee sang we’ve come across in Kuala Lumpur. Continue reading →

Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021 Icon Award: Supinya ‘Jay Fai’ Junsuta

5th February 2021Nicholas Ng Leave a comment

For those living out in South East Asia, there is not more popular street food vendor than the humble yet enigmatic Queen of Street Food, Jay Fai of Raan Jay Fai in Bangkok. The 76 year old celebrity has served many with her iconic Thai crab omelette which has been the only street food in Bangkok to be awarded a Michelin star. Continue reading →

12 Days Of Christmas: How To Indulge Over The Christmas Holidays

15th December 2020Chloee Lee Leave a comment

Christmas Dinner | 12 Days Of Christmas | Food For Thought

It’s close to the end of such a unique and perhaps somewhat turbulent year of 2020, and to paraphrase Shakespeare in the Twelfth Night exclaims, “If Christmas be the food of love, play on. Give me excess of it!” In the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic, let us get festive by celebrating the close of this year with celebrations of Christmas that continue to shine in our own city of Kuala Lumpur. Since we cannot travel, here’s our list of 12 of the most interesting Christmas offerings around town. Continue reading →